Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- The Medieval Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Railway Station
- The Norman House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Multangular Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King Edward I and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Helmet
- The First Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Airfield
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building